STRUCTURAL TEAM LEAD

Housing | Twin Cities, MN | Hybrid

My client is an established, employee-owned structural engineering consultancy with a strong portfolio of housing projects across Minnesota and throughout the country. Their work includes multifamily developments, mixed-use buildings, hotels, senior living communities, student housing, and other residential projects.

Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Structural Team Lead to help lead their housing team. This position combines hands-on structural engineering, project and client management, staff development, and oversight of multiple concurrent projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structural engineering projects across multifamily, mixed-use, hospitality, senior living, student housing, and other residential developments.
• Manage projects from early design and structural system selection through construction administration.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for architects, developers, contractors, owners, and internal project teams.
• Oversee project scope, fees, schedules, staffing, budgets, and overall delivery.
• Lead, mentor, and support the development of structural engineers and designers.
• Coordinate team workloads and ensure projects are appropriately staffed.
• Provide senior technical guidance across wood, steel, concrete, masonry, precast, post-tensioned concrete, and light-gauge framing systems.
• Review calculations, drawings, specifications, and construction documents for accuracy and quality.
• Collaborate with project partners to develop practical, efficient, and cost-effective structural solutions.
• Support proposals, fee development, workload forecasting, client relationships, and the continued growth of the housing practice.
• Ensure projects meet client expectations, internal quality standards, and applicable building codes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• 8+ years of structural engineering experience, ideally including multifamily, mixed-use, hospitality, senior living, or other housing projects.
• Professional Engineer licence required, or the ability to obtain one in Minnesota.
• Previous experience leading project teams and mentoring engineers or designers.
• Strong understanding of common housing construction systems, particularly wood framing, concrete, steel, masonry, precast, and light-gauge framing.
• Experience managing project scope, fees, schedules, staffing, and client expectations.
• Proficiency with structural analysis and design software such as RAM, RISA, ETABS, Revit, or similar programs.
• Strong communication, leadership, and client relationship skills.
• Ability to balance technical engineering responsibilities with team and project leadership.
• Commercial awareness and an interest in supporting client development and practice growth.

Benefits & Why Join?

• Competitive senior-level compensation, dependent on experience.
• 100% employee-owned business with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Opportunity to lead and help shape an established housing team.
• Diverse project exposure across multifamily, mixed-use, hospitality, senior living, and student housing.
• Meaningful input into staffing, project delivery, technical standards, and future team growth.
• Established relationships with architects, developers, contractors, and owners.
• Long-term progression into broader leadership and ownership responsibilities.
• Professional development through structured technical, leadership, and skills-based learning.
• Stable, people-focused culture that prioritises flexibility, professional growth, and work-life integration.
• Hybrid working options.
• Opportunity to remain technically involved while taking on greater responsibility for people, projects, and clients.